Bob Dylan, John Lee Hooker, Robert Johnson, Lightnin' Hopkins, Leadbelly, etc
Legends Of The Acoustic Guitar: Laid Back Licks & Playful Picks [ Not Now Music / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2015 ] Throughout history, the guitar has formed a bridge between the often disconnected worlds of classical, folk and popular music. A comprehensive collection of acoustic guitar recordings would fill several rooms, but this 3CD set offers a representative... |
Bola Johnson
Man No Die [ Vampisoul / 2 CD - released 25/Oct/2010 ] |
Bola Johnson
Man No Die (Limited Edition 2-LP / Vinyl) [ Vampisoul / 2 LP - released 21/Jun/2010 ] |
Brothers Johnson
Light Up The Night (Limited Edition Pink LP) [ A & M Records / LP - released 8/Sep/2017 ] Light Up the Night marked the end of an era for the Brothers Johnson -- it was the last of four albums that Quincy Jones produced for the Los Angeles siblings, and it was the last time a Brothers Johnson album was truly excellent instead of merely... |
Brothers Johnson, The
Stomp: The Very Best Of (2CD) [ Spectrum Audio / 2 CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] |
Bryan Johnson
Million Sellers King.. [ Vocalion / CD - released 4/Mar/2010 ] |
Budd Johnson
The Stanley Dance Sessions: Budd Johnson [ CD ] |
Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra
Walk 'Em - The Decca Sessions [ Ace Records U.K. / CD - released 2/Jul/1996 ] |
Bunk Johnson
Bunk And The New Orleans Revival 1924-1947 [ Jasmine / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2003 ] William Geary "Bunk" Johnson is an enigma, even in his name which should be Willie Gary Johnson according to some authorities. To many, he represents a link with the original jazz forms of the late 19th century while to others he is just an old... |
Calvin Johnson
What Was Me (CD) [ K Records / CD - released 31/Oct/2016 ] |
TRADITIONAL
The Manchester Carols Carol Ann Duffy, Sasha Johnson Manning / Manchester Carollers / Northern Chamber Orchestra / Richard Tanner [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] This new sequence of Christmas carols was written in 2007 by the Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy and composer Sasha Johnson Manning, and premièred in the same year. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123 Carolyn Sampson (sop) Marianne Beate Kielland (alto) Thomas Walker (ten) David Wilson-Johnson (bass) / Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Daniel Reu [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Aug/2017 ] "this is a Missa Solemnis that, for me, really taps into the spirituality of Beethoven's vision. There is depth and insight in every movement, and the overall result is as moving as it is musically impressive." MusicWeb |
PABLO NERUDA
The Poet Sings Cary Ratcliff / Shawn Kirchner / Donald Grantham / Craig Hella Johnson [ Harmonia Mundi USA / CD - released 11/Sep/2015 ] Craig Hella Johnson leads Conspirare in this vibrant tribute to revered Chilean poet and statesman Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), whose life-affirming poetry is the inspiration for these captivating choral settings by Donald Grantham, Shawn Kirchner and... |
ARTHUR SOMERVELL
The Shropshire Lad / James Lee's Wife / Songs of Innocence Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Mezzo-soprano) Christopher Maltmann (Baritone) Graham Johnson (Piano) [ Naxos English Song Series / CD - released 30/Apr/2006 ] For his songs Somervell chose a wide variety of texts, with settings of poems from Shakespeare to Browning and Housman. |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No 9 "Choral" Christiane Oelze, Ingeborg Danz, Christoph Strehl, David Wilson-Johnson / Royal Flemish Philharmonic / Philippe Herreweghe [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Jul/2010 ] s is the last instalment in PentaTone's Beethoven Symphonies cycle with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic conducted by Philippe Herreweghe. In this recording the famous Collegium Vocal Gent also perform. With each new release this cycle gets more... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Turn of the Screw (complete opera) City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox / Mark Padmore / Lisa Milne / Catrin Wyn Davies / Diana Montague / Nicholas Kirby Johnson / Caroline Wise [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 2/Mar/2005 ] G :- "With its short intimate scenes and concentrated lines, the Screw is so cinematic that it's surprising there's only been one previous film. This has just won a Viennese TV award. It's one of the truest opera films to date." (BBC Music) |
BEETHOVEN
Missa Solemnis in D Marlis Petersen, Gerhild Romberger, Benjamin Hulett, David Wilson-Johnson / Collegium Vocale Gent & Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, Philippe Herreweghe [ PHI / CD - released 10/Dec/2012 ] "With a smallish orchestra, period practices and a tight grip on tempos, this is one of the least relenting performances I have heard." (BBC Music) |
BERNARD HERMANN
Moby Dick (Cantata) / Sinfonietta for Strings Richard Edgar-Wilson (tenor) David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) / Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Michael Schønwandt [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2011 ] "The recorded sound of this new Chandos recording is natural and balanced with some lovely performances by chorus and orchestra. The recording features a demonstration-worthy bass and rich sonorities" (MusicWeb) |
ARTHUR SOMERVELL
Maud & A Shropshire Lad David Wilson-Johnson (baritone) David Owen Norris (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 25/Feb/2002 ] 'I cannot recommend this disc highly enough. To list the outstanding moments would take too long. Very highly recommended' (Classic CD) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45 [German Requiem] David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone), Felicity Lott (soprano) / London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox [ Chandos Richard Hickox Legacy / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] This reissue is a moving experience in itself, and not only for returning to the catalogue a superlative recording of Brahms's masterpiece, not the best known at the time of its release in 1991, but also for the exceptional soloists, majestically... |